what is Genipin ?
| Trade Term: | FOB |
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| Payment Terms: | Paypal, WU |
| Place of Origin: | Hainan |
Company Profile
| Location: | Xiamen, Fujian, China (Mainland) |
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| Business Type: | Manufacturer, Trading Company |
| Main Products: | Plant Extract |
Product Detail
| Model No.: | Genipin- |
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| Means of Transport: | Ocean, Air, Land |
| plant extracts: | herbal extracts |
Product Description
Product Name: Genipin
Specification: 98% MIN HPLC
Molecular Formula : C11H14O5
Molecular Weight: 226.23
C A S No. :2902-77-8
Botanical origin: Gardenia jasminoides Ellis
Appearance: white powder
Product Description:
Genipin is a chemical compound found in gardenia fruit extract. It is an aglycone derived from an iridoid glycoside called geniposide present in fruit of Gardenia jasminoides.
Genipin is a naturally occurring material that shows great potential as a use in biomaterials and also as a fingerprint reagent. As stated earlier genipin crosslinked material has been use as a bioadhesive, in wound dressing materials, and as a bone substitute. In addition to these studies, studies have also been conducted to investigate genipin crosslinked gelatin as a conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration and genipin crosslinked chitosan for protein drug delivery. Based on these novel experiments, I believe that genipin will become an important crosslinking reagent for biomaterials in the future. I also believe it can be valuable as a reagent to develop latent fingerprints.
Genipin is an excellent natural cross-linker for proteins, collagen, gelatin, and chitosan cross-linking. It has a low acute toxicity, with LD50 i.v. 382 mg/kg in mice, therefore, much less toxic than glutaraldehyde and many other commonly used synthetic cross-linking reagents. Furthermore, genipin can be used as a regulating agent for drug delivery, as the raw material for gardenia blue pigment preparation, and as the intermediate for alkaloid syntheses.